Door wireless access control system including reader, lock, and wireless access control electronics including wireless transceiver

Abstract

The preferred embodiments of the present invention provide an improved access control system that provides additional security for the connection between an existing locking system and an access control system, for example, to prevent tampering. The security system preferably includes a control line shield to protect a control line running from an access reader to an external lock incorporated in a door, for example. The control line shield seals the control line into the interior of the door to prevent easy access for interference and tampering Additionally, the control line shield may be removed as necessary to provide service to the access system.

1 . A security system for providing security between a locking system and wireless access control electronics or an access reader control, said security system including: 
 a control line extending between a locking system and at least one of access control electronics and an access reader control, said control line relaying control signals from said at least on of access control electronics and an access reader control to said locking system; and    a control line shield preventing physical access to said control line.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein said security system is installed in operation with a door having a door edge.  
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2  wherein said security system is installed with said access reader control mounted at one side of said door and said access control electronics mounted at a different side of said door.  
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3  wherein said control line runs from said access control electronics to said door edge.  
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein said control line runs along said door edge to said locking system.  
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4  wherein said control line is covered by said control line shield at said door edge.  
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2  wherein said control line shield is a face plate mounted in said door edge of said door.  
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2  wherein said reader control line runs through said door allowing said door to operate as a reader control line shield.  
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 4  wherein said face plate operates in conjunction with a preexisting face plate and latch to prevent physical access to said control line.  
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 2  wherein said control line shield is a channel in the interior of said door.  
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 3  wherein said control line shield is a channel in the interior of said door.  
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10  wherein said channel emerges from said door edge behind a preexisting face plate.  
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10  wherein said channel runs from said access control system to said locking system without emerging from said door.  
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11  wherein said channel runs from said access control electronics to said access reader control without emerging from said door.  
     
     
         15 . A method for providing security between a locking system and at least one of an access control electronics and an access reader control, said method including: 
 extending a control line between a locking system and at least one of access control electronics and an access reader control;    relaying control signals from said at least one of access control electronics and an access reader control to said locking system using said control line; and    preventing physical access to said control line.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein said extending step includes extending said control line from said at least one of access control electronics and an access reader control to a locking system through a door having a door edge.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein said preventing step includes preventing physical access to said control line by imposing a control line shield.  
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said control line shield is a face plate mounted in the edge of said door.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18  wherein said face plate operates in conjunction with a preexisting face plate to prevent physical access to said control line.  
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16  wherein said control line shield is a channel in the interior of said door.  
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said channel emerges from said door edge behind a preexisting face plate.  
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said channel emerges from said door edge behind a preexisting face plate or an extended face plate.  
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said hole or passage runs from said access control system to said locking system without emerging from said door.  
     
     
         24 . A method for providing security between an access reader control and access control electronics, said method including: 
 extending a reader control line between access control electronics and an access reader control; and    relaying control signals from said access control electronics to said access reader control using said reader control line and preventing physical access to said reader control line.    
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 20  wherein said preventing step includes preventing physical access to said control line by imposing a control line shield.  
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21  wherein said control line shield is a channel in the interior of said door.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 22  wherein said channel runs from said access control system to said locking system without emerging from said door.